diff --git a/components/dashboard/src/data/configurations/configuration-queries.ts b/components/dashboard/src/data/configurations/configuration-queries.ts
index 34307cb1482a3e..a82b8f1834827e 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/src/data/configurations/configuration-queries.ts
+++ b/components/dashboard/src/data/configurations/configuration-queries.ts
@@ -88,3 +88,40 @@ export const getConfigurationQueryKey = (configurationId: string) => {
 
     return key;
 };
+
+export type CreateConfigurationArgs = {
+    name: string;
+    cloneUrl: string;
+};
+
+export const useCreateConfiguration = () => {
+    const { data: org } = useCurrentOrg();
+    const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+    return useMutation<Configuration, Error, CreateConfigurationArgs>({
+        mutationFn: async ({ name, cloneUrl }) => {
+            if (!org) {
+                throw new Error("No org currently selected");
+            }
+
+            // TODO: Should we push this into the api?
+            // ensure a .git suffix
+            const normalizedCloneURL = cloneUrl.endsWith(".git") ? cloneUrl : `${cloneUrl}.git`;
+
+            const response = await configurationClient.createConfiguration({
+                name,
+                cloneUrl: normalizedCloneURL,
+                organizationId: org.id,
+            });
+            if (!response.configuration) {
+                throw new Error("Failed to create configuration");
+            }
+
+            return response.configuration;
+        },
+        onSuccess: (configuration) => {
+            queryClient.setQueryData(getConfigurationQueryKey(configuration.id), configuration);
+            queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["configurations", "list"] });
+        },
+    });
+};
diff --git a/components/dashboard/src/repositories/create/ImportRepositoryModal.tsx b/components/dashboard/src/repositories/create/ImportRepositoryModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7777aa6df8d3af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/dashboard/src/repositories/create/ImportRepositoryModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Gitpod GmbH. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL).
+ * See License.AGPL.txt in the project root for license information.
+ */
+
+import { FC, useCallback, useState } from "react";
+import Modal, { ModalBody, ModalFooter, ModalFooterAlert, ModalHeader } from "../../components/Modal";
+import { SuggestedRepository } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol";
+import RepositoryFinder from "../../components/RepositoryFinder";
+import { InputField } from "../../components/forms/InputField";
+import { AuthorizeGit, useNeedsGitAuthorization } from "../../components/AuthorizeGit";
+import { useTemporaryState } from "../../hooks/use-temporary-value";
+import { CreateConfigurationArgs, useCreateConfiguration } from "../../data/configurations/configuration-queries";
+import type { Configuration } from "@gitpod/public-api/lib/gitpod/v1/configuration_pb";
+import { LoadingButton } from "@podkit/buttons/LoadingButton";
+import { Button } from "@podkit/buttons/Button";
+
+type Props = {
+    onCreated: (configuration: Configuration) => void;
+    onClose: () => void;
+};
+
+export const ImportRepositoryModal: FC<Props> = ({ onClose, onCreated }) => {
+    const needsGitAuth = useNeedsGitAuthorization();
+    const [selectedRepo, setSelectedRepo] = useState<SuggestedRepository>();
+    const createConfiguration = useCreateConfiguration();
+    const [createErrorMsg, setCreateErrorMsg] = useTemporaryState("", 3000);
+
+    const handleSubmit = useCallback(() => {
+        if (!selectedRepo) {
+            setCreateErrorMsg("Please select a repository");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const newProjectArgs: CreateConfigurationArgs = {
+            // leave the name empty to let the backend generate the name
+            name: "",
+            cloneUrl: selectedRepo.url,
+        };
+
+        createConfiguration.mutate(newProjectArgs, {
+            onSuccess: onCreated,
+        });
+    }, [createConfiguration, onCreated, selectedRepo, setCreateErrorMsg]);
+
+    const errorMessage =
+        createErrorMsg ||
+        (createConfiguration.isError &&
+            (createConfiguration.error?.message ?? "There was a problem importing your repository"));
+
+    return (
+        <Modal visible onClose={onClose} onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
+            <ModalHeader>Import repository</ModalHeader>
+            <ModalBody>
+                <div className="w-112 max-w-full">
+                    {needsGitAuth ? (
+                        <AuthorizeGit />
+                    ) : (
+                        <>
+                            <InputField className="mb-8 w-full">
+                                <RepositoryFinder
+                                    selectedContextURL={selectedRepo?.url}
+                                    selectedProjectID={selectedRepo?.projectId}
+                                    onChange={setSelectedRepo}
+                                    excludeProjects
+                                />
+                            </InputField>
+                        </>
+                    )}
+                </div>
+            </ModalBody>
+            <ModalFooter
+                alert={
+                    errorMessage && (
+                        <ModalFooterAlert type="danger" onClose={() => setCreateErrorMsg("")}>
+                            {errorMessage}
+                        </ModalFooterAlert>
+                    )
+                }
+            >
+                <Button variant="secondary" onClick={onClose}>
+                    Cancel
+                </Button>
+                <LoadingButton type="submit" loading={createConfiguration.isLoading}>
+                    Import
+                </LoadingButton>
+            </ModalFooter>
+        </Modal>
+    );
+};
diff --git a/components/dashboard/src/repositories/list/RepositoryList.tsx b/components/dashboard/src/repositories/list/RepositoryList.tsx
index 578c65c6145097..0d839a62ad0b70 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/src/repositories/list/RepositoryList.tsx
+++ b/components/dashboard/src/repositories/list/RepositoryList.tsx
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 import { FC, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { LoaderIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import { useHistory } from "react-router-dom";
-import { Project } from "@gitpod/gitpod-protocol";
-import { CreateProjectModal } from "../../projects/create-project-modal/CreateProjectModal";
 import { RepositoryListItem } from "./RepoListItem";
 import { useListConfigurations } from "../../data/configurations/configuration-queries";
 import { useStateWithDebounce } from "../../hooks/use-state-with-debounce";
@@ -19,6 +17,8 @@ import { Button } from "@podkit/buttons/Button";
 import { useDocumentTitle } from "../../hooks/use-document-title";
 import { PaginationControls, PaginationCountText } from "./PaginationControls";
 import { Table, TableBody, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from "@podkit/tables/Table";
+import { ImportRepositoryModal } from "../create/ImportRepositoryModal";
+import type { Configuration } from "@gitpod/public-api/lib/gitpod/v1/configuration_pb";
 
 const RepositoryListPage: FC = () => {
     useDocumentTitle("Imported repositories");
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ const RepositoryListPage: FC = () => {
     const totalRows = data?.pagination?.total ?? 0;
     const totalPages = Math.ceil(totalRows / pageSize);
 
-    const handleProjectCreated = useCallback(
-        (project: Project) => {
-            history.push(`/repositories/${project.id}`);
+    const handleRepoImported = useCallback(
+        (configuration: Configuration) => {
+            history.push(`/repositories/${configuration.id}`);
         },
         [history],
     );
@@ -145,7 +145,10 @@ const RepositoryListPage: FC = () => {
             </div>
 
             {showCreateProjectModal && (
-                <CreateProjectModal onClose={() => setShowCreateProjectModal(false)} onCreated={handleProjectCreated} />
+                <ImportRepositoryModal
+                    onClose={() => setShowCreateProjectModal(false)}
+                    onCreated={handleRepoImported}
+                />
             )}
         </>
     );
diff --git a/components/server/src/api/configuration-service-api.ts b/components/server/src/api/configuration-service-api.ts
index 09457e15106612..6658d352f4b661 100644
--- a/components/server/src/api/configuration-service-api.ts
+++ b/components/server/src/api/configuration-service-api.ts
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ export class ConfigurationServiceAPI implements ServiceImpl<typeof Configuration
         if (!req.cloneUrl) {
             throw new ApplicationError(ErrorCodes.BAD_REQUEST, "clone_url is required");
         }
-        if (!req.name) {
-            throw new ApplicationError(ErrorCodes.BAD_REQUEST, "name is required");
-        }
 
         const project = await this.projectService.createProject(
             {